So I decided to make the switch to MH. My fixture should be here in about 5-7 days so I'm going to start planning the switch over. Just have a few questions. The tank is 5.5gal with AC70 fuge and has been running for about 4 months. Currently I'm running a Nova T5H0 2x18Watt fixture and I'm switching to a 70 Watt Sunpod MH. For stocking I have a mixed reef but will be going SPS dominated in the future once I figure of Ca,Alk,Mg for a small tank.
-1- Whats a good process to acclimate the light to the tank without bleaching anything??
-2- Whats a good photoperiod for the light. Currently I run 10 hours. Should I keep the same or start at a low number and work my way up? I've heard of people putting acouple layers of window screen over their tanks and removing a layer every couple days while keeping their photoperiod the same.
-3- Any suggestions on height from the tank the light should be. Its come with legs so will only be about 3 inchs or so from the water. I personally think this will be too low and am making a light tree to hang the fixture from. Let em know if 3 is good or will evap and heat be too high?
Thanks for any help/suggestions you provide.